Relais Rome Sweet Home Trastevere, Rome

When In Rome... Visit the Colosseum.

Advantages: An unusual and dramatic experience..
Disadvantages: If you have to queue in the sun.

Visiting the Colosseum in Rome is an experience you will not forget. I did not know what to expect when I went there.Everyone has seen photographs of the outside of the Colosseum and the inside as it once was has been reconstructed in many film sets. What did I really expect to see; I do not know but I suppose that I thought I would be disappointed at how little of it was intact or looked authentic. this was not the case though. From the outside the Colosseum Rome is a strange building, when you try to take photographs of it you seem to notice how some pieces of its structure look at odd angles to other parts of it. There are usually long queues of tourists waiting to get into the Colosseum. Outside there are 'Romans' dressed up as ancient Romans and they are there to make money from tourists who pay them to have their photograph ...

tue-s-day 12.11.2009 (13.11.2009) · Read full review
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Review of Colosseum, Rome

Ciao Bella! - The Best of Rome

Advantages: A lifetime of sights to see, excellent transport, amazing ice cream
Disadvantages: Very busy

. They were brought to Rome to form the stairway to the Pope's private chapel in AD326, and are now on the side of the road for everyone to revere. And some disappointments: Circus Maximus: the great venue of I, Claudius now looks like a playing field in Peckham, and there is nothing really here, apart from the rough shape that would give away it's past. The only reason to come here is just to say you've been. Trastevere: the guide books told me this was Rome's "most authentic" district, with a mixed-heritage Bohemian culture. It is nice enough, but a little rough around the edges and nothing to write home about. I was a bit disappointed that I wasted my last morning in Rome here. Handy tips for sight seeing in Rome: Carry your EC passport as this gets you substantial discounts at the main sights, including the Coloseum. If ...

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Review of Rome (Italy)

Rome rocked

Advantages: Excellent strategy game
Disadvantages: Not for those without time on their hands.

This is the game who's engine was used recently on one of the bbc's programs, it featured historical battles being fought by teams of people, and the public wanted to try it themselves. Thus, Rome:Total War was born and many people, including me, were and are hooked onto it. As i hurried home with the game in my hand, and a few points on my game card, i couldnt wait to play it. The cellophane was ripped off, and the cd placed in the drive, i couldnt contain my excitement. The installation was relatively simple, no hiccups, just changing cd's every now and again. And then suddenly, the question was popped " Would you like to run Rome:Total War now". I ticked the box, and pressed ok, the red loading screen opened up before me. The small red bar at the bottom of the screen filled up and i had started my journey into the past. The list ...

gsdlover 25.10.2004 (02.03.2007) · Read full review
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